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Upset at soldier interrupting special date (8)

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I believe the answer is:

agitated

'upset' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'at soldier interrupting special date' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'GI' (GI can mean a US soldier).
'interrupting' is an insertion indicator.
'special' indicates anagramming the letters.
'at' enclosing 'gi' is 'agit'.
'date' with letters rearranged gives 'ated'.
'agit'+'ated'='AGITATED'

(Other definitions for agitated that I've seen before include "On edge, anxious" , "Troubled, nervous" , "Panicking" , "Upset (by a stirrer?)" , "Aroused - disturbed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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